diff --git a/.tito/packages/mock-core-configs b/.tito/packages/mock-core-configs
index 59fc842b3..2f6c9d872 100644
--- a/.tito/packages/mock-core-configs
+++ b/.tito/packages/mock-core-configs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-41.5-1 mock-core-configs/
+42.1-1 mock-core-configs/
diff --git a/docs/Release-Notes-Configs-42.1.md b/docs/Release-Notes-Configs-42.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79c56136c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/Release-Notes-Configs-42.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+layout: default
+title: Release Notes - Mock Configs 42.1
+---
+
+## [Release Configs 42.1](https://rpm-software-management.github.io/mock/Release-Notes-Configs-42.1) - 2025-01-16
+
+
+### Mock Core Configs changes
+
+- Configuration files for Fedora 42 have been branched from Rawhide.  This has
+  been done before the actual branching, to make the users' transition fluent
+  before, during and after the branching event according to the [Fedora 42
+  Schedule](https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-42/f-42-all-tasks.html).
+  See [PR#1529][].
+
+[PR#1529]: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/mock/pull/1529
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index a61c9c5d8..7e29df293 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Versions in Linux distributions:
 
 
 ## Release Notes
+* [Configs 42.1](Release-Notes-Configs-42.1) (2025-01-16) - Fedora 42 branched.
 * [6.0 and Configs 41.5](Release-Notes-6.0) (2024-12-19) - New OCI image support for buildroot, hermetic build mode fixes, Fedora 39 EOL.
 * [5.9 and Configs 41.4](Release-Notes-5.9) (2024-09-30) - A --no-bootstrap-chroot regression with DNF4 chroots fixed.
 * [5.8](Release-Notes-5.8) (2024-09-27) - Bug-fixed regression in `chroot_scan` plugin.
diff --git a/mock-core-configs/mock-core-configs.spec b/mock-core-configs/mock-core-configs.spec
index 09285f8cb..353b4c5e7 100644
--- a/mock-core-configs/mock-core-configs.spec
+++ b/mock-core-configs/mock-core-configs.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:       mock-core-configs
-Version:    42.0
+Version:    42.1
 Release:    1%{?dist}
 Summary:    Mock core config files basic chroots
 
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ fi
 %ghost %config(noreplace,missingok) %{_sysconfdir}/mock/default.cfg
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 16 2025 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> 42.1-1
+- branch fedora-42 configs, move rawhide to releasever=43
+
 * Thu Dec 19 2024 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> 41.5-1
 - Fedora 39 EOL
 - fix openSUSE-tumbleweed update failure during the second build (duli4868@gmail.com)
diff --git a/releng/release-notes-next/fedora-42-branching.feature b/releng/release-notes-next/fedora-42-branching.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 48ca7f2d6..000000000
--- a/releng/release-notes-next/fedora-42-branching.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Configuration files for Fedora 42 have been branched from Rawhide.  This has
-been done done before the actual branching, to make the users' transition fluent
-before, during and after the branching event according to the [Fedora 42
-Schedule](https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-42/f-42-all-tasks.html).